A Devil's Love

Chapter 12

Scarlet's POV~

     I'm in this picture! Omg!!

      That shot of Ricky is going to be my new wallpaper

       Vinny looks hot as usual

       Sick shot of Justin!

       I love that picture of Ryan and Ricky! Badass

       Just when I thought Chris couldn't look any hotter. .

     I chuckle at the comments on my latest post as I sip my coffee. That picture of Chris . . Is a proud achievement I will say. It's been a few weeks now of pure relaxed bliss. Nothing too formal, nothing too casual. I've made it a point to still distribute photos evenly throughout the night because it is my job to do so regardless.

Chris and I haven't gone out too much by ourselves in case of any wandering fans at each stop. The nights have been filled with playing games with the guys, Ricky and I reading over his short stories, editing photos, laughing over Ricky's tour vlogs, and sleeping comfortably in Chris' bunk every night. All of this, and telling very small details to Aurora and Ash. Jeremy and the guys have loved teasing me thus far, but they seem very happy for me. Although, there is no label on this quite yet for them to be too happy about.

   Does it bother me? Not at all.

   Chris is coming from a place of healing as well as a very important past relationship. Meanwhile I, on the other hand, dealt with the same, but my mirror relationship to his happened quite a few years ago and it's been handled well. I would say so, at least, considering I'm still friends with said ex. I flip tabs on my phone to go into an apartment email to see if I had gotten anything.

  Inbox: 1 email

   A breath of air leaves my lungs and Vinny takes notice beside me, squeezing my shoulder out of comfort. "You got this," he says. I tap on the email, quickly reading over it. .

  "Fuck," I say, my voice barely above a whisper. Vinny sighs and looks at my phone. ". . .Unfortunately, we have no current availability. Please feel free to apply around these listings that will be available shortly. . ."

   Ricky looks up as I read that out loud and shakes his head, "Damn, that was a nice looking place, too. Don't get too hung up on it, you're in no rush to find a place."

   This is true, Chris is having me stay with him starting this week until I find an apartment. Jeremy, Andy, Juliet, and Aurora will be helping me move out when we fly back to L.A. I'm planning a small dinner at my apartment with all of the guys before I leave. While I'm not too keen on goodbyes with them, I can't stay.

   "I know, but it's too soon for me to be living with Chris, I need my own place as soon as possible," I rub my temples.

  "We get that," they both say. Ryan and Justin come up from the back and toss me a look of concern.

  "Anything?"

   "Nope," I answer with a shake of my head. Justin gives me a sympathetic look and sits down with Vinny and I. Chris comes in through the bus door, an armful of bags from the grocery store. His gaze meets mine and he picks up the energy on the bus rather quickly.

  "Nothing?" He sighs. I shake my head and Chris takes off his sunglasses before setting down the bags and sitting with me. "It'll be fine Scar," He smiles. "I already said you can stay as long as you need." I smile back, trying to hide my disappointment. This is not how I wanted to start whatever this is with him. It's a giant leap forward then I'll have to leap backward. He wraps an arm around me and places a soft kiss on my head. The guys go back to their business and Chris leans into me again. "Seriously, it's fine," he says.